Sujet

Siege of Tarragona.

Légende

Napoleonic map. Siege of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). Tarragona was besieged from 5 May to 29 June 1811. Troops belonging to the French Army of Aragon, commanded by General Suchet, fought against a Spanish garrison led by Lieutenant General Juan Senen de Contreras. A British naval squadron commanded by Admiral Edward Codrington harassed the French besiegers with cannon fire. The city was assaulted and occupied. The Peninsular War. Atlas de l'Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire. History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877). Drawings by Dufour, engravings by Dyonnet. Edited in Paris, 1864.

Date

1864

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/PHAS

Notre référence

UMG21A15_031

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40,4Mo (2,4Mo) / 35,0cm x 28,9cm / 4134 x 3416 (300dpi)

Mots clés

19th century Adolphe Thiers British Catalan Catalonia Codrington Dufour Dyonnet Empire England Europe Francoli French Empire Juan Senen de Contreras Napoleon I Napoleonic Empire Napoleonic Wars Napoleonic map Peninsular War Port Suchet Tarragona besieged cartography city defensive drawing english european fleet french army geography history map river siege strategy